Put your hands together for these handy crafts. It is probably not normal to be excited about being able to make super cute elephants out of hand prints, but I was very excited when we made these. Th...
A simple activity that children find fascinating. We had lots of fun experimenting with this. I prepared the basic shape and divided it up into sections for the children to color and then they experi...
Who would have thought that a chenille stick and couple of pieces of paper could look so beautiful. This craft requires little effort yet looks FANtastic when completed. You can use already decorated...
We had a child that was disappointed about missing an Australian Aboriginal Art inspired art lesson at school, so we did our own. Wow, how much fun and effective this art technique is We each used a ...
I have been getting a quite a few comments about folk enjoying the easy origami crafts I have put on papercraftsforchildren. So I at last have updated this list to gather them all up for you! Origami...
I love origami crafts that are very simple and create something fun – this is just that sort of paper craft! You start of course with a square piece of paper. Fold it across the diagonal and un...
Some of my favorite cards for children to craft for Mothers Day and of course Grandmothers Day too. Fold Out Card A bit of a fancy card, but ever so easy to make. Secret Message Card This very clever...
This craft first featured in one of my newsletters. It was a card I had always admired, and when I went to make it myself I was very pleased with how easy it was to make – so it is a great pape...
I can’t remember what I was making, but my daughter was sitting with me making things too – this one she made from her memory of something she had seen in a book. The only thing I helped ...
This is a special craft for children. As well as it being fascinating for them to see their name in a different language, it is also a great learning opportunity. Using a braille alphabet, wri...
This is a no mess paper craft for children, and other creative folk, who like dinosaurs. You will need some corrugated card and small wooden spring pegs Fold the corrugated card in half so the...
If I ever do a book of super quick crafts – this mouse will be in it! As well as being speedy to make, you do not even need any glue. You need a half circle and an oblong shaped pieces o...
The Easter celebration is another great excuse to do some paper craft with your children! Super simple paper craft for Easter – super handy too! Paper Cup Easter Baskets Is it an Easter ...
Brown paper is a great paper for crafts. This paper bag bunny looks great just made with the plain brown paper, but you could certainly use a colored bag or paint it. The main materials you wi...
This eggy paper craft reminds my crafty friend of the Royal Icing Eggs she was given at Easter when she was a child. You will need a balloon pump to blow up the water balloon – apparently the ...
These are simple bags that can be made by the youngest member of the family and filled with treats for gifts, or filled with treats from an Easter egg hunt. To make this you need a paper bag w...
Another craft and so soon! This is thanks to some help from a crafty friend of mine – as soon as we can think of a suitable craftilicious name for her (which I am sure you appreciate is critica...
This paint effect can be used to decorate all sorts of shapes but here it is used to make pretty Easter decorations. Use rigid card from an unwanted carton or shoe box if you do not have heavy...
A few layers and a little glue create a solid structure – strong enough to support flowers for a Spring bonnet, and hard enough for a dress-up helmet. You need a bowl for the shape, and ...
These are lots of fun! If you have not done this paper craft with your children before, this Saint Patrick’s Day craft is a great excuse. I don’t know what they are called, but I l...
This arty paper craft can suit all children’s ages, and no matter how much detail is added to the name it will always look fun in it’s mirror form. You need to fold a piece of paper in ha...
I thought this was quite a fun craft for children, to fit in with St Patrick’s day – decorating paper with potato prints. Cut your potato in half making the cut surface as flat as ...
To be completely honest, this should be called ‘Dip Dye Paper’ as there is not a single bit of tied paper involved – but it sort of follows the tie dye fabric look that we ar...
Sorry that this newsletter has been so long in the making! I know that some of you have been wanting to know when it will be sent out – well today we had a day of crafting just for the newslett...
There are so many simple shapes that make great fossil rubbings. Look in some dinosaur books to find some skeletons to use as an inspiration or just make up some crazy dino footprints. Roughly sketch...
Valentines day is a great excuse to make some cute crafts to show someone that you care. Snowflake Cut Out Heart Shape Get snipping with the scissors to create this detailed heart. Crayon Outline Hea...
Sometimes when you try a craft, you have to try all the different ways of doing it – so we are on a bit of a heart strip theme at the moment, which is perfect timing for Valentines Day. This si...
I loved making the simple heart decoration that we did this time last year, this version has a few more strips – a few of each would look great hanging together. You will need 6 strips of paper...
This is a great wee bowl that is easy to make and requires no glue, but just don’t try and serve ice-cream in it (or soup). What you need 1 printer size sheet of light card 1 extra strip...
A crafty friend told me about the fun she had with this as a child and shared with me how to do it … “This trick gave me endless entertainment when I was a child. Nearly every chil...
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